Investigators are searching for clues in the murder of a woman whose body was found on the side of the road. Bob Kealing (@bobkealingwesh) has the latest update.

Investigators are searching for clues in the murder of a woman whose body was found on the side of the road. Bob Kealing (@bobkealingwesh) has the latest update.

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Updated: 5:02 PM EDT Apr 7, 2016

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WEBVTT BEFORE THE MURDE BOB: THAT IS RIGHT, MEREDITH. HE TELLS US HE IS A CAREER AND HE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC OR WINTER GARDEN ROAD AND HE SAW SOMEONE WHO LOOKED LIKE THE VICTIM OVER HERE ARGUING WITH A MAN NEAR THESE MAILBOXES. IT WAS NOT THE 24 HOURS LATER, THE VERY NEXT DAY THE WOMAN'S BODY WAS FOUND OVER THERE IN THE STAND OF TREES. >> I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK I SAW THAT PERSON. BOB: COURIER, EUGENE HUGHES SAYS HE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ALONG OLD WINTER GARDEN ROAD TUESDAY WHEN HE SAW A WOMAN MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION OF MURDER VICTIM, ETHEL MCCARSON, SITTING AT THIS MAILBOX ARGUING WITH A MAN. IT WAS ABOUT 24 HOURS BEFORE HER MUTILATED BODY WAS FOUND IN THE WOODS NEARBY. >> THERE WAS A LOT OF HANDS, SO I THOUGHT, OH, THEY'RE ARGUING OR SOMETHING. BOB: HUGHES SAYS HE'S NOT SURE HE CAN GIVE A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF THE MAN SHE WAS WITH, BUT CALLED DETECTIVES WITH HIS INFORMATION. INVESTIGATORS, WHO ARE NOW CIRCULATING THIS CRIMELINE FLIER, SAY THAT'S JUST THE KIND OF TIPS THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. >> IF YOU'VE SEEN HER IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS OR ANYTHING, ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUSPICIOUS IN THAT AREA. BOB: PEOPLE AT MULTIPLE NEARBY BUSINESSES TELL WESH 2 DETECTIVES HAVE DOWNLOADED THEIR SURVEILLANCE VIDEO A TEAM OF SEARCHERS WAS BACK IN THE WOODS, SOME CUTTING THROUGH THE BRUSH WITH MACHETES, FIRST THING THIS MORNING LOOKING FOR MORE CLUES WHERE MCCARSON'S NUDE BODY WAS DISCOVERE BUT THAT GREENSPACE BACKS UP TO HYRON FERGUSON'S SALVAGE YARD. >> IT'S DISGUSTING. WHAT KIND OF PERSON COULD SHE BE TO DESERVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I'M SURE NOT THAT BAD OF A PERSON BOB: WE ALSO WANT TO MENTION THERE IS VIDEO WE HAVE SEEN THAT HAS BEEN CIRCULATING HERE LOCALLY TAKEN BY A PERSON WHO WAS IN THE WOODS AND DISCOVER THE BODY AND PORTED IT TO INVESTIGATORS, BUT IT IS FAR TOO GRAPHIC TO BE SHARED ON TELEVISION. COMING UP AT 5:00, MORE ON THIS

Investigators search for answers after woman's body found mutilated

Investigators are searching for clues in the murder of a woman whose body was found on the side of the road. Bob Kealing (@bobkealingwesh) has the latest update.